Brassiere



Dec. 23, 1941. E. c. MOKEEFREY BRASSIERE Original Filed May 1, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 1. z/mw 6'. We QEEF/PEJ BY 1 1 *W l" ATTORNEYS.Dec. 23, 1941. E. c. MCKEEFREY 2,267,595

BRASSIERE Original Filed May 1, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Y I '7 I1 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 23, 1941 2.267.595 BRASSIERE Elvira C.McKeefr-ey, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Model Brassiere Corporation,Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Continuation of applicationSerial No. May 1, 1940. This application May Serial No. 391,232

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a woman's undergarment, and particularly to abrassiere. More specifically, the invention consists in improvements inthe construction and configuration of the bust receiving pockets of suchgarment. The present application is a continuation of my application,Serial No. 332,793, filed May 1, 1940.

The general object of the invention is to provide such an undergarmentwhich has the constructional elements thereof conforming tocertainpatterns, 50 arranged that the breasts of the wearer are comfortablysupported in a natural position and yet are enclosed in a confined areagiving a small appearance to the .busts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brassiere havingbreast receiving pockets of novel construction, configuration, andcomponent elements.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a brassiere,the bust pockets of which will comfortably and esthetlcally enclose allportions of the bust of the wearer without having any part of the bust,particularly the fleshy base portions thereof, protrude outside of thepocket.

Another object of the invention is to provide a comparatively smallpocket formed as part of the larger breast encircling section of thegarment, whereby busts of larger than average proportions will havetheir contours outlined in a healthful and yet fashionable manner.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a brassierewhich is easy to manufacture and is of strong and durable constructionwhile at the same time extremely comfortable when worn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction whichwill serve to direct the bust into, and maintain the greater portionthereof within the bias-cut small breast receiving pocket, and thusprevent the bust from attaining a shape other than that provided andinduced by the particular configuration of such pocket.

In accordance with my novel construction, there is provided for eachbust supporting pocket, a section of material which is constituted offabric cut on the bias, the area of which is virtually limited bysuperimposing upon the edge portions thereof, strips of material cut onthe straight. v This construction, limiting the stretchability of thematerial in the section which is bias, permits the comparatively largepart of the bust to be enclosed in a small area, giving a correspondingsmall appearance to the bust.

the brassiere type in various ways. In general, this has beenaccomplished by widening the tapes which form the binding for thebrassiere or by indiscriminately sewing pieces of material to outlinethe pocket. When the breast receiving portion of the garment is made ofbias cut material and the widened tapes are of relatively narrowdimensions, a natural bust is likely to be distorted out of a naturalshape by reason of the give of the bias cut material, while a bust ofunnatural contour and shape, for instance a pendulous type, is neithercorrectly nor esthetically supported by the brassiere. In other types ofgarment, the supporting materials, even when the delineated pocket is ofrelatively small dimensions, are cut with considerable bias portions inthem so that the bust is likely to become pressed out of shape when thegarment is worn, more particularly resulting in the breast protrudingfrom the edges of the bust sections of the garment.

In accordance with the present invention, I provide a small pocket,formed of material cut on the bias, and a larger pocket, including thesmaller pocket within its circumscribing area, in which the entirebreast of the wearer is enclosed, the outer or peripheral portions ofthe larger pocket being formed of material cut on the straight.

Thus, in an embodiment of the present invention, the combination of thesmall and large pockets provides adequate support to the entire breast,while the smaller pocket, enclosing the central portion of the breast,being formed of material cut on the bias, will firmly but yieldablysupport the breast. small and firm breast will be given while the entirebreast will be naturally and healthfully supported.

lar parts in the several views, l0 designates the In structures of theprior art, breast receiving I pockets have been formed in undergarmentsof 5 two breast receiving pockets formed of bias-cut material. Fig. 3 isa pattern illustrating how this .breast receiving pocket It isconstructed.

Thus, the appearance of a A bias-cut piece of material II is cut in theparticular configuration shown. Portions I2 and l3 are cut on thestraight in the particular shape illustrated. The two edges I4 and 15 ofthe biascut portion l I are sewed together by means of the stitching I 6to impart to the breast pocket formed of the piece H a cup-like form.For securing a further cupping of the pocket, darts I1 and I8 are formedin the material. A strip l9, cut on the straight as are portions -l2 andI3 is stitched to the pocket to overlie the sections of the strip lladjacent the now joined edges l4 and l5. The portions l2, l3 and. I9 arestitched to the material I I by the lines of stitching 20, 2| and 22respectively. The lines of stitching 22 may constitute conventionalmeans of reinforcement of the bottom sections of the breastv pockets,extending arcuately throughout such bottom sections. The pattern in Fig.3 shows by means of dotted lines on bias portion I I the relativepositions of the superimposed portions l2 and I3 when sewed onthematerial H.

A lower elastic element 23 is stitched along the bottom of the two bustencircling portions of the garment. A tape 24 is stitched by means ofstitching 25 in such a manner as to separate the two bust portions.Conventional side portions 26, to form the body encircling sections ofthe brassire, are attached to the garment, vertical tapes 21 beingafiixed by the use of stitches 28.

To complete the body encircling structure of the garment, elastic strap3| is attached to one of the side portions 26, a tape 29 being stitchedto the garment and elastic strap. An end portion 32 is attached to theelastic strap 3| by stitching 33 and is provided with any suitablefastening elements, for instance, eyes 34.

The other end portion 35 is attached similarly to the other portion 26and has hooks 36 for engaging the eyes 34 on the end portion 32.

Conventional binding tapes 31 are stitched on the bottom of the endportions 26 by means of stitching 38. Upper binding tapes or lace strips39 are stitched by means of stitches 40 to the upper portion of thegarment. The usual shoulder straps 4| are attached conventional manner.

There are a number of advantages which flow from the use of a garment ofthis type. Women whose bust lines are too strongly accentuated, haveattempted in accord with present day styles to make their bust lineappear less prominent by the-use of garments which tend to compress thebreasts. These are unnatural and deleterious to the health of thewearer. It is essential that the entire breast be supported in order toavoid undue strain which might take place by reason of the weight of thebreasts themselves or by reason of exercise, to avoid damage to thedelicate breast tissue. At the same time, an appearance which to thegarment in compressing the wearers breast. While the straight outmaterial serves to furnish the necessary uplift and support to thebreast posterior, the pocket It, cut on the bias, serves to enclose theanterior breast portion in a pleasing bust configuration. It will beevident that by being cut on the bias, a certain stretch will be presentand that the bias-cut material will only present this feature where itis not sewed to the material cut on the straight. In other words therewill onlybe yieldable material in the cup pocket l0 and not on theportions l2, I3 and It by reason of the material of such portion havingbeen cut on the straight. Thus, the portions l2, l3 andlaare'non-yieldable while the small pocket i0, being of material cut onthe bias, will be yieldable. It will be noted that the surplus flesh inthe bias-cut pocket will mold to lit the cup-shape outlined by thematerial in a desirable manner.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided anovel brassire construction which has numerous advantages which may besummarized as constituted by the provision in a brassiere of a bustsupporting pocket made of material cut on the bias and supportingportions of material substantially encircling said pocket, made ofmaterial cut on the straight, the entire material, pocket and straightcut portions forming a support for the entire breast.

While I have described a particular embodiment of my inventivestructure, it is obvious that various changes therein may be madewithout departing from my invention.

I claim:

1. A brassire having a pair of breast receiving pockets each constitutedof material cut on the bias, a strip of material cut on the straight,superimposed on and stitched to said bias-cut material along the bottomportion thereof, said bottom strip of material being cut away at itsupper edge intermediate the edges thereof to leave a circular section ofbias-cut material and two pieces of straight-cut material sewed on theupper portion of said bias cut material. said bottom strip having aplurality of lines of arcuately extending lines of stitchingconstituting additional reinforcement for the bust sections of thegarment.

2. A brassiere comprising two bust receiving front sections and two sidesections, said front and side sections being stitched together, each ishighly desirable in present style, of a small;

serving to support the bust without distorting or of said front sectionscomprising a small fabric pocket formed of material cut on the bias,said pocket being shaped, at its lower half, substantially arcuately,the upper half of said pocket assuming the shape of a sphericaltriangle, an apex of said spherical triangle being at the upperextremity of said small fabric pocket, and a plurality of pieces ofmaterial cut on the straight, stitched to, and superimposed on, the biascut material limiting the stretching of said bias-cut pocket, a shoulderstrap attached to the apex of said spherical triangle forming the upperhalf of the small bust receiving pocket, the other end of said shoulderstrap being attached to one of the side portions.

ELVIRA C. McKEEFREY.

